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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Slaughter, Amy

Titel

How NGOs have helped shape resettlement

Ist Teil von

• Forced migration review, 2017-02 (54), p.32

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford Department of International Development

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• While one can easily grow impatient with resettlement's shortcomings, it is important to consider how far resettlement has come over the past decades and the role that non-governmental organizations (NGO) have played in its evolution. The involvement of civil society in resettlement pre-dates the creation of the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, and the establishment of formal resettlement programs by receiving countries. Faith-based and secular humanitarian groups actively identified and assisted refugees to resettle prior to, during and after the second world war. Seeing the discrepancy between unused slots and acuteness of needs witnessed in the field, more NGOs felt compelled to find ways to shore up the operational capacity. NGOs loaning resettlement staff to UNHCR has now become commonplace. The increased involvement of NGOs in the identification and referral process over the past decade has brought with it a steady spotlight on issues of equity and accountability, which has improved and strengthened the resettlement program overall.